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The Gas Station Bird

10,000 Birds

The concerned person who took the photograph approached a Lukeoil Station in Northvale, New Jersey to inquire about the bird’s well-being, and the owner said dismissively that he could do whatever he liked and had four more birds at home. One’s ability to own an exotic species varies from state to state. Are we fed up yet?

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Jinx Warbler Vanquished

10,000 Birds

I’ve been on the wrong side of the bush from one or more during fall migration at Higbee’s Beach in Cape May, New Jersey. I mumble the species’ name over and over something like this: that’s a *&$#^ Great Gray Owl! My monkey bridge back across the boggy creek.